The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly ...

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Dublin.] THE pnoPHECY of daniel.
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musyd in my mynde how Jjctt I might wytinc,
Ane oper angle of fe erth pat asy we • calle,
And he me thrett to be tra & ^ • for no thyng turne,
Bot tyre me titely parto & • tristly to wend. 1632
And syne saw I no segh pat • so was atired
1633
And he- ho^jpyd pe helder fat f is was he * at he^ saw
fen, 1633*
For sekerly he semys so • to se withowte, 1634
The ' same god pat in my slope I sawe • in ]jo days
And now I hope, Jjorow help of pe hye fadre, 1636
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On whom pe holy name is jond on * liye written,
To do •with Darius, or I dye how • I some dere thynke,
And pe pride of aH pe pe-sens purely • distroy.
Bot 3itte I sothly suppose * qwat so my saule finkez, 16-40
That sail be-falle vj)pon falde • slyke fiance I haue
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In pe grace of pe grett god fat gydez aH sternes.
That it saH in my will be & in no Avays • faille."
Xow takys fis
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Bishop pe heme to burgh ledes, 1644
"W/t/t sange & solempuite • with hym to cite wendes,
He was resaued, as I rede with reuerence & • loy,
As he wer duke of iclie dochre & drevyn • owt of
heuen.
]jan gays he forth with hys gyng • to godde^ awne temple, [Foi. le.]
That of sir salamon pe sage sett was & fondyn, 1649
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And par he lightez of par lare & • als pe lawe wald;
He offers in fat oratory & •
honours owr Lorde.
And laudes of lerzte-al^m • fe lewes fadir, 1652
Bringes forth a brade buke & to • fe berne reches,
Was plantyd full of prophecyes playnly aH • oucr,
Of f e doctryne of danieU & of hys dere • sawes.
The lede lokys on a lefe & in a lyne fyndes 1656 " prophecia
How fat f e gomez owt of grece suld with • fair grett mightez
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